author's note: i felt like making this chapter into two parts :)

step three: honeymoon

She jumped in her seat, then suddenly stopped, afriad that the man next to her would wake up. She slumped in her chair for a moment, then sat up and peeked out the window to find a blue shimmering ocean below her. Her heart began beater faster and faster with excitement. She turned to the man next to her, who continued to sleep, his body slumped, head against chair with hair over face. She studied his face: his closed eyes, his cheeks slightly red, as if he was barely concious, and embarrassed to fall asleep in public. She touched his cheek, her heart thumping hard, this time with love. He responded to her touch, waking up and stetching. She gasped.

"Yoh! I'm so sorry!-I didn't mean to wake you up!" Yoh groaned and slumped even more in his chair. He shifted his head towards her.

"Haruna..." he yawned.

Haruna smiled at him. He yawned again and smiled back. Haruna gasped. "Did you see the ocean? It's so blue, and it sparkles like there are diamonds! And there are whales! And you can see the fish!" With his elbow propped on his armrest, Yoh brushed the hair from his eyes and leaned forward. For the sake of Haruna, he gave the ocean a glance. Yoh's eyes widened. Underneath the plane was a vast sea.

"Wow..." Yoh whispered, then went back to his orginal slumping position. His eyes traveled over the back of the seat in front of him, past the magazines in the attached pocket, until they rested on Haruna's wedding ring. Yoh gave an emotionless sigh. At the noise, Haruna whipped her head around. She was still all-smiles. Yoh looked up her. Haruna looked down at him. They continued to look at each other like that. Haruna, I love you... I might not show it much, but ... I love you with all I've got. Yoh thought. Haruna let a little giggle escape her lips, as if in response to Yoh's thoughts.

"Excuse me, sir?" The newlyweds jumped and turned to find the plane waitress grinning broadly at Yoh. "Would you like anything to drink?" she asked, her hand patting her red-brown beauty-shop curls.

"Coke..I want coke...please!" Haruna whispered. Yoh cleared his throat.

"Um...my wife would like Coke. I'd like water, no ice please." The waitress's eyes narrowed slightly at the word 'wife' and moved over to study Haruna.

Her voice remained the same, however, when she replied,"Certainly." She inconspicuously opened one of the buttons on her blouse revealing something lacy, propped the collar and walked away. She came back soon enough, with a dark and clear drink in each hand. She quickly placed Yoh's drink in the container in his armrest. The waitress then considerably made of a show of giving Haruna her drink. She bent over, giving Yoh a show of her lacy undergarments, had Yoh chosen to look. She barely touched Yoh as she leaned forward to give Haruna the drin. Yoh, whose eyes were on his lap, quickly caught a whiff of perfume and whipped his head to his left. Haruna who was too busy watching her drink reach her, did not notice that the waitress was trying to seduce her husband. Yoh couldn't take it any longer.

"Excuse me." he muttered. The waitress stood up. She sniffed.

"Sorry." She turned and walked slowly away, hitching her skirt up bit by bit with every step. Two boys watched her walk away. He turned around around to find Haruna's cup was empty. Yoh laughed. Haruna sat there, trying to look dignified. How adorable. Yoh thought. Haruna hmphed then leaned towards Yoh. Yoh raised his eyebrow, and reached for his glass. As he took a sip, Haruna pressed her cheek against his. You spluttered on his drink, surprised. "I was really thirsty." she whispered in his ear. Yoh laughed.

to be continued

(i like making abrupt endings)